Louisiana · Census place 10950
Bunkie city, LA
Quick answer
Bunkie city has 3,299 residents, ranking #140 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $21,634, the median home is worth $84,200 and median gross rent runs $819 a month.
- Population
- 3,299Bunkie city residents
- Median household income
- $21,634Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $84,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $819Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bunkie city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bunkie city median would spend about 45.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 50.6% of residents and 47.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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